Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Closed: IRCC currently marks every permanent caregiver immigration pilot listed on this page as closed. This does not end an older submitted case and does not mean temporary caregiver work is unavailable.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Read the current caregiver status
Open the current IRCC caregiver landing page and record that the listed permanent Home Care Worker and earlier caregiver immigration pilots are marked Closed.
- Expected output
- A dated official closure record linked to the current IRCC page.
- Checkpoint
- The closure statement is limited to the permanent programs visibly marked Closed and does not claim that all caregiver work is unavailable.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Home care workers (caregivers) · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Separate permanent immigration from temporary work
If the goal is temporary caregiver work, follow the separate IRCC temporary-work link and the applicable employer/work-permit process rather than starting a closed permanent pilot case.
- Expected output
- A recorded permanent-program closure or separate temporary-work procedure choice.
- Checkpoint
- Temporary work is not represented as a permanent caregiver immigration application.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Home care workers (caregivers) · www.canada.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Preserve an older submitted case
For a caregiver application submitted while a former program accepted cases, retain the original program guide, submission, AOR, forms, evidence and every IRCC message under that historical case.
- Expected output
- An organized historical caregiver application record.
- Checkpoint
- The current closure notice is not treated as a cancellation or refusal of the older submitted application.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Home care workers (caregivers) · www.canada.ca - 04RESPONSIBLECanada
Follow only official old-case requests
For an existing submitted case, respond to account requests and decisions by their stated dates and obtain qualified help for complex status or fairness issues.
- Expected output
- A dated request-response and decision file for the historical application.
- Checkpoint
- Actions are tied to an actual IRCC message and no new closed-program application is created.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Home care workers (caregivers) · www.canada.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Monitor for a formally opened future program
Recheck the IRCC caregiver page for a formally announced open intake and obtain the new guide and checklist before preparing any future permanent application.
- Expected output
- A dated no-intake record or a future official open-program source.
- Checkpoint
- Announcements, consultations or third-party claims are not treated as an open intake; only current IRCC instructions control.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Home care workers (caregivers) · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- For a historical submitted case, retain the former program guide and checklist, complete submission and AOR, employer/work records, identity/civil/family, education/language, police/medical evidence, receipts, account requests and decisions. For temporary caregiver work, use a separate current work-permit document plan.